2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

HK$82,400 PLO High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q432
Prize
950,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
82,400 HKD
Prize Pool
2,793,600 HKD
Entries
36
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
0

Ten Players Remain After Wang and Haxton Depart at Same Time

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Isaac Haxton busts to Ka Kwan Lau
Isaac Haxton busts to Ka Kwan Lau

Over on table two, David Wang got his short stack in after a flop of {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Sam Greenwood looked up the Aussie.

David Wang: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Sam Greenwood: {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Greenwood's set of fives was ahead, as Wang had the over pair, gutshot and flush draw. However, the {6-Hearts} on the turn left him with just four outs to improve to a better full house. A blank {9-Diamonds} on the river sent Wang to the rail.

Over on table one, Isaac Haxton raised the button and Ka Kwan Lau three-bet the small blind, Haxton called and the flop fell {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. The duo got it in with Haxton at risk of elimination, but the American pro had flopped a straight.

Isaac Haxton: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Ka Kwan Lau: {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

The {7-Spades} on the turn was the perfect card for Lau, as he improved to a better straight, and the {J-Spades} river didn't change the outcome of the hand anymore. Haxton was eliminated while Lau then tried to get Fabian Geisel off trips deuces and lost some of the acquired profit.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
420,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ka Kwan Lau es
Ka Kwan Lau
255,000
-7,500
-7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Fabian Geisel de
Fabian Geisel
230,000
70,000
70,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
David Wang au
David Wang
Busted

Tags: David WangFabian GeiselIsaac HaxtonKa Kwan LauSam Greenwood

Li Busts in Three-Way All In

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Shuo Li
Shuo Li

Maksim Shuts shoved the first hand and got through with it before picking up another small pot against Fabian Geisel soon after. Then, Geisel raised to 10,000 on the button and Shuts shoved the small blind for 21,500. Shuo Li moved all in as well from the big blind for 27,000 and joked "I only saw one card." Geisel called to put two opponents at risk.

Maksim Shuts: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Shuo Li: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}
Fabian Geisel: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Shuts dodged the flush draw of Geisel to triple up, while Geisel won the small side pot to eliminate Li.

Player Chips Progress
Fabian Geisel de
Fabian Geisel
180,000
-26,500
-26,500
Maksim Shuts by
Maksim Shuts
64,500
50,500
50,500
Shuo Li cn
Shuo Li
Busted

Tags: Fabian GeiselMaksim ShutsShuo Li

13 Players Remain in the Hunt for the Omaha High Roller Title in Macau

Felipe Ramos Among hopefuls for Day 2 of the Omaha High Roller
Felipe Ramos Among hopefuls for Day 2 of the Omaha High Roller

In 90 minutes from now, the 2017 PokerStars Championship Macau festival will see 13 players out of a 36-entry strong field return to the tables of the PokerStars Live Macau poker room for Day 2 of the HK$82,400 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. After 12 levels of 45 minutes each, Sam Greenwood leads the field with 436,500 and has a sizable lead over the remaining hopefuls.

Spain's Ka Kwan Lau follows in second place overnight with 262,500 while Germany's Fabian Geisel has the third biggest stack (206,500). Other notables and big stacks through to Day 2 include Daniel Geeng (174,000), Joseph Kushner (165,000), PokerStars Team Pro Felipe "Mojave" Ramos (124,000) and Isaac Haxton (114,000).

The two Aussies David Wang (54,500) and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Martin Kozlov (22,500) will be among the short stacks when the action resumes at 12 p.m. local time with blinds of 1,500/3,000. More than half of the remaining field will leave empty-handed still, as just the top six spots share a portion of the HK$2,793,600 prize pool.

Payout Information

PlacePrize (HKD)Prize (USD)
1950,000122,277
2656,50084,500
3419,00053,930
4321,00041,317
5251,00032,307
6196,10025,240

At the same time, Day 3 of the Main Event will get underway as well with 151 out of 536 players remaining and the top 103 spots will get paid. Many of the high-stakes regulars no longer in either of the two events will likely return for another shot at glory in the second edition of the HK$206,000 Single-Day High Roller as of 12 p.m. local time as well.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates from all three tournaments, so stay tuned and check back regularly.

Tags: Daniel GeengDavid WangFabian GeiselFelipe RamosIsaac HaxtonJoseph KushnerKa Kwan LauMartin KozlovSam Greenwood